Recognised as Colour
#A99595
- #A99595
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#A99595 is a red with RGB values 169, 149, 149 and HSL 0°, 10%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#A99595#A99595
HEX#A99595
RGBrgb(169, 149, 149)
RGB (0–1)0.6627, 0.5843, 0.5843
RGB percentages66.3%, 58.4%, 58.4%
HSLhsl(0, 10.4%, 62.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(0, 11.8%, 66.3%)
CMYK0%, 11.8%, 11.8%, 33.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,113,877
CSS custom property--colour: #A99595;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.321WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness155.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.42:1
Contrast with white2.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.42:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#999999
Inverted#566A6A
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.83:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.42:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#95A9A9
Analogous#A9959F, #A99F95
Triadic#95A995, #9595A9
Split complementary#95A99F, #959FA9
Tetradic#9FA995, #95A9A9, #9F95A9
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R169
G149
B149
Red169 (66.3%)
Green149 (58.4%)
Blue149 (58.4%)
Hue0°
Saturation (HSL)10.42%
Lightness62.35%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A9 · G 95 · B 95
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